Ford Escape vs Hyundai Santa Fe
The Escape costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,379 (better)
- $1,399
- New Zealand
- $1,785 (better)
- $1,811
- Australia
- $1,479 (better)
- $1,501
- United Kingdom
- £1,085 (better)
- £1,100
Official figures
- Uses
- 43 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- Also
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- 5.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 636 miles
- 710 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 956 L (better)
- 382 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,500 kg
- 2,500 kg (better)
- Length
- 4,585 mm
- 4,785 mm
- Weight
- 1,611 kg
- 1,735 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 149 kW
- 200 kW (better)
- Torque
- 240 Nm
- 331 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 7
- 7
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Escape or Santa Fe?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Escape or the Hyundai Santa Fe?
The Ford Escape: about $20 a year less in the US than the Hyundai Santa Fe at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Escape or the Hyundai Santa Fe?
The Ford Escape, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Hyundai Santa Fe's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Escape or the Hyundai Santa Fe?
The Ford Escape, at 956 L to the Hyundai Santa Fe's 382 L, for their newest versions.
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